Veteran British rockers, The Rolling Stones, have confirmed a June 29 date at Burl’s Creek in Oro-Medonte, Ont. — a sprawling field venue about 130 kilometres north of Toronto — and it’s the only Canadian stop of their No Filter Tour.

“It truly was the stars aligned on that — the fact that it was the Canada Day long weekend, the only Canadian show, I couldn’t have manufactured this any better myself,” said Lisa Zechmeister, of Republic Live, the show’s promoter.

“It’s really a dream come true.”

The Rolling Stones have just announced their one and only show in Canada, as part of their 2019 tour! On Saturday June 29th, the band will play Canada Rocks at Burl’s Creek Event Grounds, Oro Medonte, Ontario. 🇨🇦 🎸 pic.twitter.com/A7FVzmUTkN

Tickets start at $119.50 for general admission and top out at $329.50 for VIP seating. They’ll be offered on a pre-sale basis on Wednesday for those who sign up to the Rolling Stones mailing list and get a special code before Friday’s official sale at TicketMaster.

The concert, which will be able to accomodate about 70,000 people, is being billed as “Canada Rocks with the Rolling Stones” so a few more acts will be announced over the next two weeks and you can expect them to be homegrown.

“I think that’s a very likely possibility,” said Zechmeister. “There aren’t going to be that many. The Stones bring in their own stage. It almost looks like a spaceship. It’s an enormous beast. We’re planning on two, maybe three acts which fits with their schedule for getting folks in.”

Zechmeister said Republic Live went after the legendary group last November when tour dates in the U.S. were first announced.

The Rolling Stones massive iconic logo is seen at the Eaton Centre in Toronto on Feb. 8, 2019. (Jack Boland/Toronto Sun)

“As soon as we saw the routing and that they ended in Chicago, just kind of connecting the dots. When you see something like that and there’s a chance that they can make it up in time, that was a no brainer for us to jump on (making) an offer,” said Zechmeister.

As for whether there could be a second Stones show should the first one sell out in hours as the U.S. dates did, Zechmeister said: “You never know …, but this really could be the last chance to see the Rolling Stones on Canadian soil so I think those tickets are going to be gone quickly.”

Five memorable Toronto and area concerts by The Rolling Stones:

March 4-5, 1977, El Mocambo: The Stones went to the iconic Toronto venue to record a live album but ended up with headlines as Margaret Trudeau was in attendance and Keith Richards got busted for heroin at his hotel.

July 19, 1994, RPM: While rehearsing for their Voodoo Lounge tour in Toronto, the group did a surprise show at this 1,200-capacity venue which no longer exists.

Bridges to Babylon, April 26, 1998, SkyDome (now Rogers Centre): Go big or go home was the Stones mantra with this stadium gig that didn’t disappoint.

Licks Tour, July 30, 2003, Downsview Park: Also known as SARS-Stock, the Stones came to perform in front of 350,000 fans with Mick Jagger declaring: “You’ve always made us feel welcome in Toronto.”

50 and Counting Tour: May 25, 2013, Air Canada Centre (now Scotiabank Arena): This marked the last time the Stones played in Toronto and was the first of two ACC shows — they would return on June 6. A cheeky Mick Jagger had a go at then-embattled mayor Rob Ford: “We’re not going to do any jokes tonight about the mayor … We’re going to CRACK on with the show.”

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